Yet Another Blue City Becomes Overwhelmed By Migrants Needing Shelter
JENNIE TAER
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
December 29, 2023
Detroit has become overwhelmed by a surge in migrants needing shelter, according to The Detroit News.
Shelters supporting migrants in Detroit say they’re working long hours with little resources to help, according to The Detroit News. The city is experiencing a surge amid record encounters of migrants crossing the southern border illegally. (RELATED: ‘Devil’s Workshop’: Eric Adams Suggests Migrant Crisis Will Result In Rampant Crime)
Border Patrol recorded more than 2.2 million encounters of migrants crossing illegally in fiscal year 2022 and more than 2 million in fiscal year 2023, according to federal data.
Freedom House Detroit, which provides shelter, has seen the numbers of migrants needing assistance more than double and has had to transfer them to hotels and other shelters, according to The Detroit News. The shelter has space for 50 people, but is supporting 74.
“We do not have beds for all that need them,” Elizabeth Orozco-Vasquez, executive director of Freedom House Detroit, said.
The shelter also provides medical and English classes, according to The Detroit News.
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